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気遣う (きづかう, kizukau) Japanese meaning: worry about | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 気遣う · godan verb (-u)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 気き 遣づか う 気き 遣づか わない Polite 気き 遣づか います 気き 遣づか いません Past polite 気き 遣づか いました 気き 遣づか いませんでした Past 気き 遣づか った 気き 遣づか わなかった Te-form 気き 遣づか って 気き 遣づか わないで Desire 気き 遣づか いたい 気き 遣づか いたくない Potential 気き 遣づか える 気き 遣づか えない Passive 気き 遣づか われる 気き 遣づか われない Causative 気き 遣づか わせる 気き 遣づか わせない Causative passive 気き 遣づか わせられる also 気き 遣づか わされる 気き 遣づか わせられない also 気き 遣づか わされない Volitional 気き 遣づか おう Polite volitional 気き 遣づか いましょう Imperative 気き 遣づか え 気き 遣づか うな Conditional 気き 遣づか えば 気き 遣づか わなければ Tara conditional 気き 遣づか ったら 気き 遣づか わなかったら
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き
遣づか
っ
て
くれる
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My mother always worries about my health.
He is concerned about his friend's future.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 気き 遣づか う to show concern for someone
He was concerned for his mother, who was in the hospital.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 体からだ を 気き 遣づか う to be concerned about someone's health
She offered her boss tea, concerned about his health.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 気き 持も ちを 気き 遣づか う to be considerate of someone's feelings
Kanji 遣 dispatch, despatch, send Related words· 8 心配する is the general, common word for worrying, often about oneself or events, while 気遣う is softer and usually directed at someone else's well-being.
気にかける means to keep someone or something in mind with mild concern, whereas 気遣う implies a more active, caring worry about their welfare.
思いやる emphasizes sympathetic understanding of another's feelings or situation, while 気遣う focuses more on worrying about their well-being or comfort.
配慮する is a formal, often business-like term for giving careful consideration or making arrangements, while 気遣う carries a warmer, more personal sense of caring worry.
Show 4 more 案じる is a literary, somewhat old-fashioned word for feeling anxious about someone, while 気遣う is more common and everyday in tone.
気遣う is a single verb meaning to show consideration or worry about someone, while 気を使う is the more common set phrase expressing the same idea.
気遣う focuses on worrying about or being solicitous toward a specific person's wellbeing, whereas 心を配る covers a broader, ongoing attentiveness to many details or people.
Don't confuse with 気遣う is a verb describing the act of worrying about or being considerate toward someone, while 気配り is a noun for the attentive quality or behavior that results from such care.
気遣う means to worry about or be considerate of someone, while 気疲れ is the noun for the mental fatigue that comes from constantly being considerate of others.
Written forms 気き 遣づか う Usage 66%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news word.
気き づかう Usage 33%
Kana-mixed spelling; common in everyday writing when the kanji 遣 is avoided.
Etymology Compound of 気 (き, 'spirit, mind') and 遣う (つかう, 'to use, to send'). The kanji 遣 carries a nuance of directing one's attention or care toward someone.
The teacher chose her words carefully, mindful of the student's feelings.
いたわる
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気遣う means to show concern or worry about someone's feelings or well-being, while 労る specifically implies kind, gentle treatment of someone weak or troubled.
